Total Crime Rate
75.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lincoln Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Audley & Queen's Park , and the 203rd lowest crime rate of 440 local areas in Blackburn with Darwen .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lincoln Road (BB1 1TS) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% lower than the Audley & Queen's Park average (134.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lincoln Road (BB1 1TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodlea Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Audley & Queen's Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ripon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woodlea Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Valley Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Valley Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sherwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sherwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodlea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Windsor Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ripon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ripon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Windsor Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Windsor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorchester Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrow Drive | — |
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